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Title:

Clinically Meaningful Use of Blood Tumor Markers in Oncology.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review; Review
Author(s):
Holdenrieder, Stefan; Pagliaro, Lance; Morgenstern, David; Dayyani, Farshid
Abstract:
Before the introduction of modern imaging techniques and the recent developments in molecular diagnosis, tumor markers (TMs) were among the few available diagnostic tools for the management of cancer patients. Easily obtained from serum or plasma samples, TMs are minimally invasive and convenient, and the associated costs are low. Single TMs were traditionally used but these have come under scrutiny due to their low sensitivity and specificity when used, for example, in a screening setting. Howe...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Biomed Res Int
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
2016
Pages contribution:
9795269
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1155/2016/9795269
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28042579
Print-ISSN:
2314-6133
TUM Institution:
Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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